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To: Peter Dierks who wrote (40896)	2/4/2010 2:19:33 AM
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Brown to be sworn in Thursday Posted: February 3rd, 2010 05:37 PM ET February 3, 2010 Massachusetts Sen.-elect Scott Brown is asking state officials to immediately certify his victory in the state's special election last month. In a letter to Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick and Massachusetts Secretary of State William Galvin, both Democrats, Brown's attorney says the senator-elect had planned on being sworn in February 11 but has since been told there are several votes being held before that date. "For this reason, he wants certification to occur immediately," wrote Daniel Winslow, Brown's attorney. Eric Fehrnstrom, a spokesman for Brown, also told CNN that "since the election results are now complete, there's no reason to wait." A Brown adviser said the senator-elect is specifically interested in upcoming votes on President Obama's nominees for the GSA administrator, solicitor-general, and the National Labor Relations Board. A spokeswoman for Patrick said the governor will certify the result at 9:30 a.m. ET Thursday. "As the Lieutenant Governor stated earlier today, the Governor will convene the Governor’s Council at 9:30 a.m. tomorrow morning and certify the results," said Deputy Press Secretary Kimberly Haberlin. "This will ensure that Senator-elect Brown’s request to receive the final paperwork by 11:00 a.m. tomorrow is fulfilled." Brown's letter [PDF] i2.cdn.turner.com politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com